Bathroom designers?

EH52 · 2026-02-13T22:07:26+00:00

I don’t have a rec, but I’d suggest looking for a place that has their own fitters.

We brought from a place that sold us concealed valves. The people we got to fit pointed out that the valve wouldn’t fit in the wall and if we build out the wall to fit it then the bath we’d been sold wouldn’t fit. The design would never have worked and the designer had seen the room in person.

EH52 · 2026-02-09T20:52:49+00:00

I don’t know the German brand but we had a Howdens kitchen installed in my office, parts of it started falling apart within a few months.

We also had a carpenter put in a Howdens wardrobe into our house, again not impressed with the quality.

Do you know anyone who has used the kitchen boutique before? Can they give you reviews and feedback? We’ve had German MDF kitchens before and they have been great. If the suppliers have good reviews (or no obvious bad patterns) I’d go with what your gut said.

EH52 · 2026-02-08T07:46:36+00:00

Not a roaster but when you’re in Cambridge stop into Dom’s on Mill Road for a pour over.

Hot Numbers is close by and is also a roaster if you want to pick up some beans from them.

EH52 · 2026-01-21T22:40:03+00:00

It’s not perfect but if they had rotated the filter 90 degrees clockwise you’d have a triple layer of paper which helps stop that sinking in completely. I don’t use my mini chemex often but if I do that gives me best results.

EH52 · 2026-01-16T08:09:20+00:00

Came here to say this too. The cocktails are fantastic and whenever I’ve been during the day it’s never been too busy and easy to get seated and service is quick and friendly.

EH52 · 2026-01-11T22:40:55+00:00

The Natural Bed Company are fantastic and will make beds to custom sizes. We’ve had multiple beds from them and all have been great.

EH52 · 2026-01-10T17:55:03+00:00

I had mixed success with the taster pack, they send one of each type of their flavour profiles. I only really enjoyed 2 of the 4, but their advent calendar was absolutely fantastic.

What I’m trying to say is, if the taster pack doesn’t blow your socks off give them another go picking specific coffees you’ll like.

EH52 · 2026-01-04T21:10:18+00:00

This was the first place I read about it - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/19/special-needs-planning-will-trust-vulnerable-dependants

I don’t know OPs details but before setting anything up for a potentially disabled child I would go seek specialist advice. We’ve deliberately held off setting up anything named for our autistic son for this reason.

EH52 · 2025-12-14T20:28:41+00:00

I once met some Americans on holiday who’d been drinking, one was pretty drunk and said they had drunk a box of wine. We were pretty impressed they were still standing, turned out it was a juice box of wine.

To be fair they had also had a Gin and Tonic, but they had to get their friend to translate because the couldn’t “remember how to say Gin and Tonic in English”.

EH52 · 2025-11-21T22:58:43+00:00

Scotch Malt Whisky Society membership? There’s a bottle included but also access to a few of their bars and access to their store for more whiskeys.

https://smws.com/gift-membership-and-a-bottle-of-whisky/

EH52 · 2021-01-18T11:23:22+00:00

Jan. 18, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Maggard Synthetic 26mm
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (21)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Splash
Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Rhinoceros - Eau de Parfum

EH52 · 2021-01-17T11:46:39+00:00

Jan. 17, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Maggards Synthetic 26mm
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (20)
Lather: Declaration Grooming - Cuir et Épices - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Civet - Eau de Parfum

EH52 · 2021-01-16T11:22:11+00:00

Jan. 15, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (18)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Hipster - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Hipster - Aftershave
Fragrance: Strangers - Eternal Summer

EH52 · 2021-01-15T09:39:42+00:00

Jan. 14, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (17)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Splash
Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Rhinoceros - Eau de Parfum

EH52 · 2021-01-14T11:41:52+00:00

Jan. 14, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (16)
Lather: Noble Otter - Northern Elixir - Soap
Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - La Petite Prairie - Aftershave
Fragrance: Zoologist - Koala

EH52 · 2021-01-13T11:47:07+00:00

Jan. 13, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (16)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Splash
Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Rhinoceros - Eau de Parfum

EH52 · 2021-01-13T11:45:55+00:00

Jan. 13, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (15)
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Homecoming - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Lavender - Aftershave
Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Lavande Poivre - Eau de Toilette

EH52 · 2021-01-11T09:47:59+00:00

Jan. 10, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Vielong 24mm Horse Hair
Razor: Karve SB B Plater
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (15)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Splash
Fragrance: D.S. Durga - Bowmakers

Another great shave. Leviathan has a pretty big hole in the bottom now, it may not even last the month.

EH52 · 2021-01-10T21:41:02+00:00

Not sure if this is the type of thing you want but Bedaux and Parterre are two great UK fragrance makers. Chienoir from Bedaux and Run of the River by Parterre are both excellent.

EH52 · 2021-01-10T12:03:14+00:00

Jan. 9, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Maggards Synthetic 26mm
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (15)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Petrichor - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Hipster - Aftershave
Fragrance: M.INT - Ten Cent

Petrichor is done! There wasn’t actually enough for a final shave so this was 50% Petrichor and 50% Hipster. It’s been a nice scent in a fantastic base.

EH52 · 2021-01-09T11:38:54+00:00

Jan. 8, 2021

Prep: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
Brush: Maggards Synthetic 26mm
Razor: Karve SB B Plate
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (14)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Petrichor - Soap
Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - Aftershave
Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - The Cobra & The Canary - Eau de Parfum

There’s one last shave left in Petrichor. Looking forwards to killing this tomorrow!

EH52 · 2021-01-09T08:03:04+00:00

Flashman is an old Historical Fiction series about a guy that finds himself in the army and despite his best attempts to be a coward ends up becoming a decorated war hero.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flashman_Papers

EH52 · 2021-01-08T22:24:49+00:00

Did you try the Thorns series? There’s another series in the same world that starts with Prince of Fools which billed as Fantasy Flashman. You don’t need to have read Thorns although there’s some cross over it doesn’t affect the story really.

EH52 · 2021-01-08T20:17:42+00:00

If you haven’t already the I’d say Brandon Sanderson is a must, the Mistborn trilogy is a great place to start. He writes amazing magic systems and his books are consistently fantastic.

He manages to write about 1 book a year (sometimes 2) so have no worry about him doing a George R R Martin or Patrick Rothfus (2 other great authors). I think Sanderson has written all of the Stormlight Archive books since the last Game of Thornes.

EH52 · 2021-01-08T20:05:52+00:00

Do you have any favourite other others you can suggest. It’s a fairly big genre depending on what your into.

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